# Tariq

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tæɹɪk/ · frequency rank #26,994

## Definitions
1. The 86th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
2. A male given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic طَارِق (ṭāriq, “messenger, nocturnal visitor, or morning star”), from طَرَقَ (ṭaraqa, “to knock, to rap”)

## Easily confused with
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tri)
- **trip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-trip)
- **taxi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-taxi)
- **trio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-trio)
- **trim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-trim)
- **tart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tart)
- **tori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tori)
- **tris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tris)
- **Teri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-teri)
- **tarp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tarp)
- **taro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-taro)
- **trig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-trig)
- **tarn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tarn)
- **taxis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-taxis)
- **Turin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-turin)
- **tarot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tarot)
- **tarts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tariq-vs-tarts)
- **tar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tar-vs-tariq)
- **tai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tai-vs-tariq)
- **tail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tail-vs-tariq)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atriq`, `tairq`, `tariqq`, `tarqi`, `tarriq`, `traiq`, `ttariq`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tariq